THRUM Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of thrum

as in hum

a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion the steady thrum of the turbines in the power plant

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Recent Examples of thrum

Noun

Outside are cactus, mountain views and the thrum of cars heading to the many motels that line the Coachella Valley’s busiest thoroughfare. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 The air inside his temple in Dharamshala thickens with the sharp, medicinal sting of burning juniper and the low, rhythmic thrum of drums and horns. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Verb

Set in the Opera Terrace on the top floor of Covent Garden’s historic Market Building, the buzzy restaurant is thrumming with life. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026 By the afternoon, the same room thrummed with the clink of glasses and unhurried conversation. — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thrum

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrum

Noun

The city itself felt largely quiet with the hum of so many electric vehicles.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
There’s a steady hum of excitement in New York City, where the Knicks clinched the NBA championship this past summer.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of hum

Verb

The two of them dance mostly side by side for a time, until the ghost, Pan, whispers something in Astaire's ear.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Robotic claws whispered along branching tracks, clutching boxy carriers beneath them like prizes in an arcade game.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of whisper

Noun

Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of purr

Noun

With the upcoming release of A Court of Splintered Harmony, all the buzz over ACOTAR book 6 has both existing fans and curious newcomers revisiting the series.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2009, when the meatpacking plants that gave the area its name still operated, The Standard, commissioned by hotelier Andre Balasz, opened to immediate buzz.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of buzz

Verb

Muñoz said he's had six surgeries and suffers from diabetes, a heart murmur, neuropathy and high blood pressure.

— Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Though, it perhaps must be said that Johnson’s glazed-over, murmuring style of line delivery does grow grating.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of murmur

Verb

The blunderbuss of violations of the basic decorum and dignity of democracy have become such a daily matter that the increasingly familiar response is to sigh and surrender.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
When football fans saw three straight Primetime games on the NFL schedule for the Atlanta Falcons, there were some social media eye rolls, sighs and more, and who could blame them?

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sigh

Verb

There’s a quiet stillness in the harbor — the only sounds are of the occasional gull and car whirring by.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Lifestyle projectors have come a long way from the dim, whirring boxes that only really worked with the curtains drawn.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of whir

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